Dish-holder.



ALFRED POIMIROO 8LANGEL|NA PO I MIROO.

DISH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1. 1916.

1,218,894. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

JFIZJHWW0 Witnesses Inventor-J f?7e zm% by Attorneys DISH-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar 13, 1917..

Application filed July 1, 1916. Serial No. 107,050.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALFRED Ponvrrnoo and ANGELINA Ponrrnoo, citizens of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King, State of Washington, have invented new and useful Dish-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dish holders particularly designed for holding dishes of different kinds to the trays of infant chairs, to tables in cars, boats and the like and, in

' fact, wherever it is desired to securely hold a dish to a support so that it will not become accidentally dislodged.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is simple in construction, can be readily placed in or removed from position, and which can be adjusted easily to dishes of different sizes.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the device, a dish engaged thereby being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the engaged dish being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the device.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of device, the engaged object being indicated by dotted lines and one of the positions to which the device may be adjusted being also indicated by' dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the fastening means used in connection with said modified form.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a base ring formed preferably of spring wire and provided, at diametrically opposed points, with diverging arms 2 and 3 formed by twisting portions of the wire together, the arm 2 terminating in a laterally extending retaining loop or tongue 1, while the arm 3 terminates in diverging arms 5 merging into eyes 6. From these eyes extend downwardly converging arms 7 extending at right angles from an arm 8 which is formed by twisting one end of a loop 9. The other end of this loop, and which has been indicated at 10, constitutes a.bearing for a clip 11 which is pivotally mounted on the loop and has binding fingers 12. A top ring 13 is extended loosely through the eyes 6 and is provided, at desired intervals, with upwardly extending fingers 1 1 formed by looping portions of the ring 13, the upper ends of the fingers being extended inwardly to constitute retaining hooks 15.

When it is desired to apply the holder to the tray of a high chair or the like, the base ring 1 is placed upon the tray while the loop 9 is suspended under the tray and is clamped thereto by means of the clip 11, as shown in Fig. 2. The arm 2 is swung back so as to disengage tongue 4: from the ring 13 whereupon ring 13 ,is sprung upwardly and the dish to be held is placed within the ring so that its upper edge will be engaged by the hooks 15. Ring 13 is then lowered and the tongue 4 permitted to swing into engagement therewith as shown in Fig. 2 whereupon the dish will be securely held to the tray. In the drawings thetray has been indicated at T.

Instead of providing a structure such as described, a modified form such as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5 may be utilized. In this modified structure the base ring 16 is adapted to be held to a supporting structure by opposed buttons 17 designed to be moved into and out of engagement with the base ring.

Upstanding from the ring are waved supports 18 the upper ends of which are form-ed integral with or secured to a top ring 19 having inwardly extending retaining loops 20 designed to overhang the upper edge of the dish to be held.

Two of these supports 18 are preferably disposed substantially 180 degrees apart, while the other support is equidistant therefrom.

In using the device, the ring 16 is secured to the supporting structure by means of the buttons 17 and the dish to be held is then inserted between the supports 18 and under the ring 19. The supports are preferably made of Wire which can be bent easily and, after the dish has been placed in position,

these supports are bent to cause the hooked loops 20 to engage the upper edge of the dish and thusmaintain it in position be tween the rings. Obviously the supports can be elongated or shortened to adapt the device for use in connection with dishes of different heights.

The entire device can be easily detached and cleaned and can be shaped to fit dishes of different shapes.

l/Vhat is claimed is:-

l. A holder of the class described including a base ring, means for detachably securing it to a'support, a top ring shiftable relative to the base ring, means extending from the base ring for engaging the top ring to hold it in a predetermined position relative to the base ring, hooked loops eX- tend'ing from the top ring for engaging the upper edge portion of a dish surrounded by the rings.

2. A holder of the class described includmg a base, means for detachably securing thebase to a support, a top ring, means GX tending therefrom for engaging the upper edge portion of a dish, and adjustable connections between the base and top ring, two of said connections being spaced apart a dis tance substantially equal to the diameter of the base.

8. A holder of the class described including a base ring, means for detachably engaging the ring to hold it to a support, a top ring, downwardly and inwardly extending loops carried by the top ring, and extensible connections between the rings.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses. ALFRED POIMIROO. ANGELINA POIMIROO. l/Vitnesses:

CHARLES W. MORE, H. BENGAMAN, Jr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fuze cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

